# 2004–05 Croatian First League

2004–05 Croatian First League was the 14th season of the Croatian handball league since its independence and the fourth season of the First League format.

## League table
### First phase

In the first part of the season, 16 teams played single-circuit league (15 matches). After 15 rounds the first six teams qualified for the Championship play-offs - playing for the Championship title and the remaining 10 in the Relegation play-offs - playing to stay in the league.
| | Club | P | W | D | L | G+ | G− | Dif | Pts | |
| 1. | Zagreb | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 479 | 349 | +130 | 29 | Championship play-offs |
| 2. | Metković | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 449 | 396 | +53 | 21 | Championship play-offs |
| 3. | Medveščak Infosistem Zagreb | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 428 | 419 | +9 | 20 | Championship play-offs |
| 4. | Osijek Elektromodul | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 450 | 427 | +23 | 18 | Championship play-offs |
| 5. | Moslavina Kutina | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 450 | 453 | -3 | 18 | Championship play-offs |
| 6. | Perutnina PIPO IPC Čakovec | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 472 | 431 | +41 | 17 | Championship play-offs |
| 7. | Zamet Rijeka | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 446 | 416 | +30 | 17 | Relegation play-offs |
| 8. | Gorica Velika Gorica | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 440 | 434 | +6 | 15 | Relegation play-offs |
| 9. | Split | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 459 | 468 | -9 | 13 | Relegation play-offs |
| 10. | Ekol Ivančica Ivanec | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 429 | 468 | -39 | 13 | Relegation play-offs |
| 11. | Crikvenica | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 414 | 457 | -33 | 13 | Relegation play-offs |
| 12. | Karlovac | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 401 | 417 | -16 | 12 | Relegation play-offs |
| 13. | Varteks di Caprio Varaždin | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 390 | 414 | -24 | 12 | Relegation play-offs |
| 14. | Đakovo | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 410 | 434 | -24 | 11 | Relegation play-offs |
| 15. | Dubrava Zagreb | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 441 | 484 | -43 | 7 | Relegation play-offs |
| 16. | Zadar Eva | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 386 | 462 | -76 | 4 | Relegation play-offs |

### Championship play-offs

Intermediate matches from the first part of the championship were transferred, and the clubs played three more times (15 matches).
| | Club | P | W | D | L | G+ | G− | Dif | Pts |
| 1. | Zagreb | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 639 | 506 | +139 | 37 |
| 2. | Metković | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 568 | 532 | +36 | 24 |
| 3. | Perutnina PIPO IPC Čakovec | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 596 | 584 | +12 | 21 |
| 4. | Osijek Elektromodul | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 592 | 585 | +7 | 21 |
| 5. | Medveščak Infosistem Zagreb | 20 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 540 | 624 | -84 | 9 |
| 6. | Moslavina Kutina | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 525 | 634 | -109 | 8 |

### Relegation play-offs

Relegation play-offs determined the placement of clubs that were between 7th and 16th place in the first phase of the championship. 18 matches were played (double league system).
| | Club | P | W | D | L | G+ | G− | Dif | Pts |
| 1. | Split | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 639 | 506 | +129 | 25 |
| 2. | Đakovo | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 558 | 543 | +15 | 22 |
| 3. | Karlovac | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 525 | 516 | +9 | 22 |
| 4. | Crikvenica | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 503 | 501 | +2 | 21 |
| 5. | Gorica Velika Gorica | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 564 | 553 | +11 | 21 |
| 6. | Dubrava Zagreb | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 531 | 533 | -2 | 20 |
| 7. | Varteks di Caprio Varaždin | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 549 | 541 | +8 | 19 |
| 8. | Zamet Rijeka | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 540 | 530 | +10 | 19 |
| 9. | Zadar Eva | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 512 | 526 | -14 | 19 |
| 10. | Ekol Ivančica Ivanec | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 548 | 603 | -55 | 12 |
* 2004-05 Croatian First League winners
* Zagreb Fourteenth title

## Final standings

| | Zagreb |
| | Metković |
| | Perutnina PIPO IPC |
| 4 | Osijek Elektromodul |
| 5 | Medveščak Infosistem Zagreb |
| 6 | Moslavina Kutina |
| 7 | Split |
| 8 | Đakovo |
| 9 | Karlovac |
| 10 | Crikvenica |
| 11 | Gorica Velika Gorica |
| 12 | Dubrava Zagreb |
| 13 | Varteks di Caprio Varaždin |
| 14 | Zamet Rijeka |
| 15 | Zadar Eva |
| 16 | Ekol Ivančica Ivanec |
| Qualified for the 2005-06 EHF Champions League | Qualified for the 2005-06 EHF Cup Winners' Cup | Qualified for the 2005-06 EHF Cup | Qualified for the 2005-06 EHF Challenge Cup |

## Sources

* Fredi Kramer, Dražen Pinević: Hrvatski rukomet = Croatian handball, Zagreb, 2009.; page 180
* hrt.hr, ljestvica i rezultati 1. dijela
* hrt.hr, ljestvica i rezultati Lige 16
* European Handball Federation